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The Voice of the Disability Community Stifled in One Fell Swoop

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  The Federal Department for Social Services approach to funding peak disability bodies discriminates between one type of disability experience and another and results in the “undignified

Community Service Sector Funding Still in the Dark

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 22nd January 2015 -  Thousands of community services organisations across Australia remain in the dark about whether they can continue to provide services this year with the Abbott Government refusing…

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Finding the Real Value in Impact Investing

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 -  The time is right for a national  conversation on further catalysing Social Impact Investing, a new phase of development for ethical investing writes Sandra Nugent, Manager

Aus Charities Secure Global Grants

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th January 2015 -  Three Australian Not for Profits have been awarded grants under a US$2.5 million global funding program, initiated by business products and services supplier Staples. The charities…

Welfare Peaks to Fight ‘Devastating’ Funding Cuts

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  Peak welfare Not for Profits ACOSS and State and Territory Councils of Social Service have issued a collective New Years Resolution for the Federal Government to stop devastating…

Community Sector Funding Cuts Begin

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd December 2014 -  A number of peak bodies and advocacy groups have learned that they have been defunded as part of the $240 million budget cuts to social services – two days before Christmas. The…

$1.5 Million to Develop Early Stage Social Enterprises

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 -  The School of Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Australia has committed to raise $1.5 over five years as part of a new scheme to assist the neglected early-stage social enterprise sector.…

Disability NFP’s Future in Doubt

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 4th December 2014 -  An Australian Not for Profit that was established by the wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Hazel Hawke, has warned that it may have to close its doors after 26 years because of…

Senate Inquiry Reports on Grandparent Carers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th October 2014 -  A Senate Committee report to Federal Parliament into grandparent carers has called for financial and legal support for the often-ignored grandparents raising grandchildren as…

UPDATE: Government Funding Delayed After Avalanche of Applications

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 -  The Federal Government has been forced to extend the current funding arrangements for more than 5000 welfare charities for up to four months as it tries to respond to an “avalanche”…

Federal NFP Grant Funding Still Months Away

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The Federal Government is yet to decide on the funding applications of thousands of Not for Profits under the new Department of Social Services Grant scheme – despite many only…

Role of Philanthropy in Multicultural Communities

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The role of philanthropy in Australia needs to be re-assessed in terms of assisting ageing communities, particularly multicultural communities to age well, a new report has found.…
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